AHE Peixe Angical Airport

Project Completion / Economic Reasons. The airport was a private aerodrome (aeródromo) built for a single purpose: to provide logistical support during the construction of the Peixe Angical Hydroelectric Power Plant (AHE Peixe Angical). Once the massive construction project was complete, the need for a dedicated airstrip to transport personnel, executives, and light cargo to the remote site ceased. Maintaining an airport for the plant's routine operational phase was not economically viable.

Abandoned and derelict. Recent satellite imagery confirms the site is inactive. The unpaved (dirt/gravel) runway is still clearly visible but is unmaintained, with significant vegetation growth and surface erosion. There are no signs of any aviation activity. The site is effectively an abandoned airstrip, slowly being reclaimed by the natural environment.

The airport's significance is entirely tied to the construction of the Peixe Angical Hydroelectric Power Plant, a major energy infrastructure project on the Tocantins River. It served as a critical logistical asset from approximately 2002 to 2006, facilitating the transport of engineers, specialized workers, and essential supplies to the construction site. Operations consisted of private and charter flights, likely using turboprop and light jet aircraft. It was never a public airport and did not handle commercial passenger or cargo services. Its existence was purely functional to enable the dam's construction.

Effectively zero. There are no known plans or logical reasons to reopen this airport. It was a temporary, private facility for a project that was completed over a decade ago. The operator of the hydroelectric plant, Enerpeixe S.A. (a subsidiary of EDP Brasil), has no ongoing need for it. Any regional aviation needs are served by established public airports in larger nearby cities like Gurupi (GRP) or the state capital, Palmas (PMW).